Blendecques
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Blendecques
Blendeke | |
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The town hall of Blendecques | |
Coordinates: 50°43′04″N 2°16′38″E / 50.7178°N 2.2772°ECoordinates: 50°43′04″N 2°16′38″E / 50.7178°N 2.2772°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Saint-Omer |
Canton | Longuenesse |
Intercommunality | Pays de Saint-Omer |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Rachid Ben Amor |
Area 1 | 9.56 km2 (3.69 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2019)[1] | 4,944 |
• Density | 520/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62139 /62575 |
Elevation | 7–93 m (23–305 ft) (avg. 25 m or 82 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Blendecques (French pronunciation: [blɑ̃dɛk]; West Flemish: Blendeke) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.
Geography[edit]
A town situated 3 miles (5 km) south of Saint-Omer, at the junction of the D77, D210 and D211 roads. The river Aa flows through the commune.
The town has a football team and a basketball team.
Population[edit]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 3,943 | — |
1968 | 4,431 | +12.4% |
1975 | 5,014 | +13.2% |
1982 | 5,338 | +6.5% |
1990 | 5,210 | −2.4% |
1999 | 5,186 | −0.5% |
2009 | 5,171 | −0.3% |
Personalities[edit]
- Alfred Machin, filmmaker, was born here.
Sights[edit]
- The nineteenth-century church of St. Gilles.
- The Chapelle de Soyecques.
- The eighteenth-century Château de La Garenne.
- Another Château of the 19th century .
- The abbey of Sainte-Colombe, dating from the twelfth century.
- The remains of some old watermills and lime-kilns.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
External links[edit]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Blendecques. |
- Football Club Patriote of Blendecques Archived 2009-02-14 at the Wayback Machine (in French)